Why would extreme impartiality be rare or even undesirable

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1. Are the concepts of right and wrong different from the rules or are they the same?

2. If someone doesn't care about whether an action is right or wrong, are they exempt from moral evaluation?

3. On page 62 Nagel introduces us to divine command theory - the idea that the principles of morality are commanded by God. He goes on to detail three objections to this view. What are they?

4. How does the question "how would you like it if someone did that to you?" get us to think critically about the effects of our own actions?

5. Why does a person have a reason to also think about the interests of others?

6. Why would extreme impartiality be rare or even undesirable?

7. Why does Nagel find it hard to accept the idea that the society you live in determines the moral standards? (This approach is called cultural relativism.)

8. Why does motivation matter when assessing the moral worth of one's actions?

Reference: Nagel, Thomas. (1987) What Does It All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy. Oxford University Press.

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